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Upon adoption of this Part, the owner(s) of each property shall be notified by the Township of Penn of the designated number for the owner's building or vacant lot, as the case may be, and each property owner shall, within 30 days thereafter, procure at the owner's expense, the appropriate number as assigned and place the same pursuant to the provisions of this Part on the building designated herein. Property owners shall be responsible to continually maintain the designated numbers on the buildings and as buildings are hereafter erected on vacant lots the property owner shall immediately place and maintain the designated number on the building.
(Ord. 51, 10/5/1995, § 4)
The Township shall furnish and erect, at its expense, street signs designating the name(s) of the roads and streets which are Township rights-of-way. The private property owners who make use of roads and streets which are not Township rights-of-way shall be responsible, jointly with other property owners using said private right-of-way, to reimburse the Township for the expense of the post and street signs erected and furnished by the Township, designating the name(s) of said private roads and streets as designated by the Township.
(Ord. 51, 10/5/1995, § 5)
Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail to comply with the terms of this Part by placing the designated number on the building, as herein required, shall be deemed to be in violation hereof and the Township shall have the right to purchase and install the appropriate number on the building and charge the cost and expense thereof of the property owner, together with a penalty of 10% and collect the same as a municipal lien. In addition, the property owner failing to comply with the terms of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a district justice in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues or each Section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 51, 10/5/1995, § 6; as amended by Ord. 66, 9/5/2002, § 1)
PART 3
DANGEROUS STRUCTURES
DANGEROUS STRUCTURES
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
BUILDING - an independent structure having a roof supported by columns or walls resting on its own foundation and includes dwelling, garage, barn, stable, shed, greenhouse, mobile home, plant, factory, warehouse, school or similar structure.
DANGEROUS BUILDING - all buildings or structures which have any or all of the following defects shall be deemed dangerous buildings:
A. Those whose interior walls or other vertical structural members list, lean or buckle to such an extent that a plumb line passing through the center of gravity falls outside of the middle third of its base.
B. Those which, exclusive of the foundation, show damage or deterioration to 33% of the supporting member or members, or damage or deterioration to 50% of the nonsupporting enclosing or outside walls or covering.
C. Those which have improperly distributed loads upon the floors or roofs or in which the same are overloaded, or which have insufficient strength to be reasonably safe for the purpose used.
D. Those which have been damaged by fire, wind or other causes so as to be dangerous to life, safety, or the general health and welfare of the occupants or the public.
E. Those which are so damaged, dilapidated, decayed, unsafe, unsanitary, vermin infested or which so utterly fail to provide the amenities essential to decent living that they are unfit for human habitation, or are likely to cause sickness or disease, so as to work injury to the health, safety or general welfare of those living therein.
F. Those which have parts thereof which are so attached that they may fall and injure property or members of the public.
G. Those which lack illumination, ventilation or sanitation facilities or because of another condition are unsafe, unsanitary or dangerous to the health, safety or general welfare of the occupants or the public.
H. Those which because of their location are unsanitary, or otherwise dangerous, to the health or safety of the occupants or the public.
I. Those existing in violation of any provision of any building code, fire prevention code or other ordinance of the Township of Penn.
DWELLING - any building which is wholly or partly used or intended to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants.
DWELLING UNIT - any room or group of rooms located within a dwelling and forming a single habitable unit with facilities which are used or intended to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants.
EXTERMINATION - control and elimination of insects, rodents or other pests by eliminating their harborage places, removing or making inaccessible, materials that may serve as their food, poisoning, spraying, fumigating, trapping or by any other recognized and legal pest elimination methods.
GARBAGE - animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
INFESTATION - presence, within or around a dwelling, of any insect, rodent or other pest.
OWNER - person who, alone or jointly or severally with others:
A. Shall have legal title to any dwelling, or dwelling unit, with or without accompanying actual possession thereof.
B. Shall have charge, care or control of any dwelling or dwelling unit, as owner or agent of the owner, or as executor, executrix, administrator, administratrix or guardian of the estate of the owner. Any such person thus representing the actual owner shall be bound to comply with the provisions of this Part and with rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, to the same extent as if he were the owner.
PERSON - any individual, firm, corporation, association or partnership, or other legal entity.
PROPERTY - a piece, parcel, lot or tract of land.
RUBBISH - combustible and noncombustible waste materials, except garbage, including residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke and other combustible material, paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin cans, metals, mineral matter, glass, crockery and dust.
STRUCTURE - anything constructed or erected with a fixed or ascertainable location on the ground or in water, whether or not affixed to the ground or anchored in the water, including buildings, walls, fences, platforms, docks, wharves, billboards, signs and walks.
Whenever the words "dwelling," "dwelling unit," or "premises" are used in this Part, they shall be construed as though they were followed by the words "or any part thereof."
(Ord. 66, 9/5/2002, § 1)
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